A former Whitehaven rugby league player has admitted sending messages to his ex-partner in a bid to pressure her into withdrawing support for a prosecution following an earlier assault.
Jessie Jo Parker, 36, appeared at Carlisle Crown Court this morning to face two charges.
Parker pleaded guilty to assaulting his ex-partner on February 6 of this year. This charge arises out of an incident at the Joe Bananas bar in Duke Street, Whitehaven.
Parker also admitted a second charge of doing an act tending or intended to pervert the course of public justice. He accepted that between February 5 and August 19 he sent messages to Ms Henry which, court papers state, were designed to put pressure upon her to withdraw her support for the prosecution.
Parker, dressed in a white shirt, dark blue trousers, waistcoat and tie, spoke to confirm his name, date of birth and enter pleas during the court hearing.
Judge Nicholas Barker adjourned the case and requested the preparation of a probation service pre-sentence report. Parker is due to receive his sentence from Judge Barker on November 15.
In the meantime he was granted bail. There are conditions attached, one preventing Parker, of Solomon Court, Whitehaven, from contacting his ex-partner. Another bans him from going to a named residential road in Parton.
Born in Papua New Guinea, centre Parker made more than 200 appearances for Whitehaven rugby league club having previously played for Featherstone Rovers.
